National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI-India)

Dr K R Murali Mohan, Ph.D

Director/Scientist-F Department of Science & Technology Ministry of Science & Technology New Delhi

What is a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)?

a “It is an INFRASTRUCTURE that provides basis for spatial data

evaluation and application discovery,

for Macro & micro level planners, implementers, users and providers within all levels of government, the commercial sector, the non-profit sector, academia and by citizens in general.” --The SDI Cookbook

Who needs access to coordinated geographic information?

Land Records Adjudication Disaster Management Transportation Management Water, gas & electric planning Public Protection Defense Natural Resource Management Telecommunications Infrastructure Economic Development Civic Entrepreneurs Local Bodies

Components of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)

Policies & Institutional Arrangements (governance, data privacy & security, data sharing, cost recovery) People Data (training, professional development, cooperation, outreach) (digital base map, thematic, statistical, place names) Technology (hardware, software, networks, databases, technical implementation plans)

Why to build an SDI?

Build data once and use it many times for many applications Integrate distributed providers of data: Cooperative governance “Location-based management” Share costs of data creation and maintenance Support sustainable economic, social, and environmental development

Best practices

Treat data as strategic, capital assets and public goods Collaborate and Coordinate Align roles, responsibilities and resources for data stewardship Organize Effective and Efficient Production and Stewardship of Data Pool and Leverage Investments

The outcomes of an NSDI

The participant members (contributors and users) are known and can interact Core and specialized map and data services are easily discoverable and accessible Decision-makers and analysts have ready access to the right geo-information for input to analytical and visual models – indicators, models, trends, patterns

Creating the motivation

Development of an SDI should be a voluntary and have long-term vision Government roles may require both incentives and directives Commercial and non-commercial participants should find SDI appealing as a market The correct solution for NSDI must be defined by the community

Partnerships extend our capabilities

Partnerships

Discovery Access Services Processing

Metadata Framework GEOdata Standards

Roles of standards bodies

Software interfaces (Implementation Specifications)

OpenGIS Consortium

Endorsed practices and specifications

Other NSDIs NSDI ISO TC 211

Foundations for implementation.

(Abstract standards)

National Standards

Content standards, Authority for data

SDI Applications

Earthquakes Floods Landslides Cloud Bursts Tsunami etc Avalanche Pollution Water Quality Ground water depletion Vector borne Diseases Hunger, Poverty and malnutrition Crime Sex ratio

Govt. of India Role in SDI development Advanced Internet infrastructure design, establishing the backbone IT Expertise GOI has understood the importance of SDI and implementation

Collaborations & Partners Survey of India MOEF Department of Space Geological Survey of India Meteorological Dept CWC, CGWB India Forest Survey of India NBSSLUP MoD MHA MoES, MoUD, MoRD, MoLR, NIC, Census of India NATMO, CPCB NCAER NDMA

NSDI Clearinghouse

Supports uniform, distributed search through a single user interface to all domestic metadata collections to find data and maps A free advertising mechanism to provide world access to your holdings under the principle of “truth-in-labeling” Search for spatial data through fields and full text in the metadata and categorical browsing Links through to full data access and online web mapping services, where available

NSDI-India Management Structure NSDI-Steering Committee NSDI-Executive Committee NSDI-Nodal Agencies & Nodal Officers Sectoral Committees NSDI-India Secretariat CEO and officers

NSDI-India Standards Framework OGC BIS Meta Data Standards, content standards developed and working on unified data model etc

Service Framework WMS WFS WMTS WCS Security (authorisation and Authentication)

Legal Framework Value Addition IPR Patents Non-repudiation Accuracies Ownership

Policy Framework National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) VIGIL State SDI’s

Outreach Training and capacity building    NIGTR, Center for Excellences (IIT’s) Training for Asia Pacific countries Open mind approach to share the experiences and hand holding

Future directions-Convergence:GeoICT A basic building block for E-Government Shall focus on the use and re-use of data and services between government (G2G) and the citizen (G2C) Involves all sectors (Central, state, local government, academia, commercial)

Dept. of Science & Technology NRDMS & NSDI Thanks